Old Trafford chiefs plan on opening talks in January to convince the Portuguese to stay beyond the end of the campaign.

According to the Mirror, the former Chelsea boss will be offered a lucrative extension to reward him for his impressive first year.

Mourinho arrived at the club last summer and led United to success in the Community Shield, EFL Cup and Europa League.

The 54-year-old is only in the second of a three-year contract but he’s been heavily linked with French giants PSG.

All of Jose Mourinho's home league defeats as a manager

JOSE MOURINHO is one of the best managers in world football - and his home league record as a manager only serves to prove that.

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Porto 2-3 Beira Mar (23 February 2002) - With Porto reduced to nine men, Mourinho was dealt his first home league defeat as a manager when Fary Faye scored the winner for Beira Mar with five minutes to go